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Roma the next to bet on Stephan El Shaarawy's resurgence

A move to Monaco was supposed to reignite Stephan El Shaarawy’s injury plagued career, but four months on, El Shaarawy is set to return to Italy, on loan to Roma. Frozen out at Monaco after 15 games without a goal or assist, the one-time promising Milan player is still looking to rediscover what made him […]

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Arsenal bruised but not broken after loss to Chelsea

Arsenal were beaten by rivals Chelsea, 1-0, on Sunday to leave the north London club three points behind surprise Premier League leaders Leicester City. The defeat to the Blues was essentially decided in the 18th minute of the match when defender Per Mertesacker was sent off after he brought down a goal-bound Diego Costa. While […]

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Atletico Madrid have lodged their FIFA transfer ban appeal

Atletico Madrid lodged an appeal Monday against a one-year transfer ban imposed by FIFA over their dealing in under-age players. The ban starts from the July transfer window this year and finishes with the January transfer market in 2017. Real Madrid were hit with the same punishment. Atletico were also fined 900,000 Swiss francs (820,000 […]

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Boateng sidelined for three months, hopes to be ready for Euro 2016

Bayern Munich's Jerome Boateng expressed hope Monday that he would recover from a torn groin muscle injury in time to figure for Germany at Euro 2016. Boateng limped out of Bayern's 2-1 victory at Hamburg on Friday and a scan in Munich revealed the full extent of the problem with the player facing three months […]
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Real Madrid have limited buy-back clause for Mesut Ozil

If Arsenal ever sell Mesut Ozil to a club in the Spanish league, Real Madrid have the right to match the transfer fee. And if they decline, Ozil's former club would still be entitled to 33% of the playmaker's final price. Those are some of the revelations from a leaked version of Mesut Ozil's transfer […]

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Pressure is mounting on 'disappointed' Louis van Gaal

Manchester United may officially be keeping quiet about the future of Louis van Gaal, but the manager accepts his position is being increasingly called into question by the club's fans. The mood turned sour at Old Trafford during the course of Southampton's 1-0 win over United on Saturday. Some fans didn't even wait until the […]

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Report: Ramires close to $28 million move from Chelsea to China

Brazilian midfielder Ramires is set to leave Chelsea in a $28.5 million move to China's Jiangsu Suning, according to The Guardian. The move would end the 28-year-old's five-and-a-half-year stay at Stamford Bridge. Ramires, capped 52 times by the Brazilian national team, moved to Chelsea from Benfica in 2010 for £18 million. Over course of the […]

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Analyzing Liverpool's problems at both ends of the field

Their last two league matches have pretty much summed up Liverpool’s season: dominating against a much better opponent (on paper) yet somehow throwing away a result at home against Manchester United; struggling against a team they should beat, looking unable to break down a packed defense before scraping through in 5-4 game of the season […]

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Bundesliga race heats up as strikers set sites on Mueller’s mark

While the Bundesliga title-race may be lacking drama, the battle between hot-shot strikers Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Robert Lewandowski to finish as top-scorer looks set to enthrall fans until the season's end. Bayern Munich remain on course to become the first club to win the Bundesliga for a fourth year running after Lewandowski scored twice in […]

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Man United home jersey for 2016/17 season

Manchester United's home jersey for the 2016/17 season has been leaked on the Internet. In its second season of wearing Adidas, Manchester United will be wearing a half-and-half shirt design that features two shades of red as part of the new Adidas template, which features the three white stripes down the side of the jersey. […]

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Liverpool vs. Stoke preview: Reds eye League Cup final spot

Zigzagging across the road like a clown car they may be, but Liverpool are also just 90 minutes from Wembley ahead of Tuesday's League Cup semi-final second leg against Stoke City. A team that recorded seven 1-1 draws in nine games in September and October is beginning to gain a reputation for slapdash spectaculars, following […]

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Arsenal don't have Chelsea mental block, says Wenger

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger dismissed suggestions that his side have a mental block regarding London rivals Chelsea following a 1-0 home defeat that carried an air of deja vu. Arsenal were bidding to return to the top of the Premier League table in Sunday's game, but they were left in third place after Per Mertesacker […]

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Zidane 'proud' despite dent in Real Madrid title hopes

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane insisted he was proud of his side's display despite slipping further behind Barcelona in the La Liga title race with a 1-1 draw at Real Betis on Sunday. Zidane had cruised to victory in his first two games in charge since replacing Rafael Benitez earlier this month, scoring five goals […]

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Juventus and Roma bosses clash as De Rossi accused of racism

Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi was accused of racially abusing Juventus's Croatian striker Mario Mandzukic in Sunday's stormy 1-0 win for the Turin giants. A late Paulo Dybala strike secured a 1-0 win and an 11th consecutive league victory for Italian champions Juventus, who closed to within two points of Serie A leaders Napoli. The […]

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Everton 1-2 Swansea: New Swans boss Francesco Guidolin off to winning start

Francesco Guidolin's first game in charge of Swansea saw them win 2-1 away to Everton on Sunday as the Welsh club moved four points clear of the Premier League relegation zone. A hard fought victory saw Swansea climb to 15th place, just three positions behind Everton, who've now won just once in their last 10 […]